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Nikema Williams: “Black and Brown communities are coming from the back. It would be lovely if we were all starting from a place of one…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
Black and Brown communities are coming from the back. It would be lovely if we were all starting from a place of one person, one vote, but that is just not true.
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Nikema Williams
Democratic · Georgia

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Discussing systemic inequalities faced by Black and Brown communities in democracy.

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